How "Real" Must Reality TV Be?

ECO CHIC by Laura E Diez

Jun 23, 202611:01Society & Culture

We're examining the spectrum of how reality television shows today handle the "performance of reality." From casts opening acknowledging that they're filming a show, like Real Housewives of Atlanta and Potomac ... to sho...

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